Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
Braidwood Generating Station is located in Will County in northeastern Illinois, U.S. The nuclear power plant serves Chicago and northern Illinois with electricity.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Godley and Braidwood.
Braidwood
Village
Braidwood is a city in Will and Grundy counties… Braidwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.
Braceville
Village
Braceville is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, with a portion in Will County. Braceville is situated 2 miles southwest of Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power station located in Will County, Illinois, United States
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Reed Township, Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.2437° or 41° 14′ 37″ north
Longitude
-88.2292° or 88° 13′ 45″ west
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
Established
July 1988
Operator
Exelon Nuclear
Open location code
86HH6QVC+F8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة برايدوود للطاقة النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Braidwood”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Braidwood”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Braidwood”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Braidwood”
- Japanese: “ブレイドウッド原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Braidwood kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Braidwood kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Брэйдвуд”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Braidwood”
- Swedish: “Braidwood Clean Energy Center”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Брейдвуд”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Boardwalk Bay and Explorer Village.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Braidwood Spent Fuel Storage and Jones-Eez Bar-B-Que.
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